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Geosense supports GIS Schools Week

Fiona Kent

Posted: 11th September 2018

Every year The Geo-Information Society of South Africa (GISSA), in conjunction with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC), hosts GIS Schools Week, in which learners from around the Western Cape are invited to take part and learn about GIS in a fun and practical way.

Central to the week is a GIS event hosting approximately 1000 learners in Grades 9 to 12 from all around the province, providing an opportunity for the learners to gain an insight into real-life applications of GIS and encouraging them to consider GIS as a career.

Geosense was invited to attend and the team enjoyed spending time with students, demonstrating the many ways in which GIS data, such as aerial imagery and LiDAR, can be captured and used across multiple applications.